Hangin' Around the Observatory

Hangin Around The Observatory was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's debut album, released in 1974. The song "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was covered that same year by Three Dog Night on their album Hard Labor, and was a top 20 hit.

Hangin' Around the Observatory
Studio album by John Hiatt
Released	1974
Recorded	July 1973
Studio	Columbia Studio A, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Rock
Length	37:44
Label	Epic
Producer	Glen Spreen
John Hiatt chronology
Hangin' Around the Observatory (1974) Overcoats (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by John Hiatt

1. "Maybe Baby, Say You Do" – 2:35
2. "Whistles in My Ears" – 3:24
3. "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" – 3:18
4. "Rose" – 3:05
5. "Hangin' Around the Observatory" – 3:00
6. "Full Moon" – 5:16
7. "Wild-Eyed Gypsies" – 4:44
8. "It's All Right With Me" – 3:46
9. "Little Blue Song for You" – 3:12
10. "Ocean" – 5:24

Personnel

• John Hiatt – guitar, vocals
• Shane Keister – keyboards, Mini Moog
• Slick Lawson – photography

In the liner notes, John Hiatt says "thanks" to The Hot Babies Band (Hayward Bishop, Doug Yankus, Ted Reynolds [see Overcoats, Shane Keister [also on Overcoats), The Heavenly Spirits (Pam Clarke, Debbie Friedman, Marcia Routh), The Valentines (James Moon, Charles Meyers, James Clemmons, Paul Easley)

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. Hangin' Around the Observatory at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.